[UA] Archetype: The Eternal Soldier

[Rick Neal]

>>THE ETERNAL SOLDIER
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>[snip archetype]
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>I like, except for the name.
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>'Eternal Soldier' makes me think of exactly what this archetype is *not* --
>the macho-man soldier-of-fortune types who go looking for new wars every
>time peace breaks out.
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>Must admit that I can't think of a good alternative, though.  "The
>Unwilling Soldier" is accurate, but not as evocative as the original
>choice.  Maybe do something with the concept of the "Unknown Soldier"?

How about just "The Warrior" or "The Soldier"? It's what you get with the 
pure, distilled essence of the broad class of military people. At least, 
that's what I think the archetypes should be: the patterns that everyone 
uses as the template for their models of the world.

Rick Neal


It is always best to be a little improbable.
     - Oscar Wilde